Washington, D.C. and Duluth, MN – Started by former FirstNet senior executives and a technology and marketing expert, the Public Safety Network is a company with unique business, strategic, legal, policy, technical, and operational expertise, that is dedicated to bringing the best technology solutions in the world to meet the current and future mission critical needs of the global public safety community.
TJ Kennedy, former President of FirstNet, and Jason Karp, former Chief Counsel of FirstNet, along with Robert Wilson, seasoned marketing and technology expert, have started the consulting firm that offers strategic and advisory services, venture capital and public safety technology business accelerator services, as well as expedited public safety app development.
Empowering public safety with lifesaving technologies, the Public Safety Network offers access to key resources within the public safety and telecommunications industries, possesses a deep understanding of the FirstNet model and the emerging public safety broadband marketplace, provides resources to quickly bring to market new public safety applications and capabilities, has exposure to large-scale international public safety LTE projects, and offers flexible engagement models to meet client needs.
“We are committed to ensuring that our firefighters, law enforcement officers, and EMS personnel have the right tools at the right time to do the difficult work they do each day. We will help innovate new technologies and solutions that empower public safety each day and facilitate emergency response like never before,” says co-founder TJ Kennedy.
“We look forward to helping both established and start-up technology companies take advantage of the new public safety paradigm shift and opportunity by embracing the first responder community and becoming the new generation of industry leaders in this space. The public safety broadband ecosystem is on the cusp of incredible growth and innovation, and we are truly excited about partnering with these existing and new thought leaders to ensure public safety has the latest, most advanced lifesaving technologies at their disposal,” adds co-founder Jason Karp.
TJ Kennedy has had a 25-year career in wireless technology and public safety and was the President of FirstNet, where he led the organization from a start-up inside the United States government to become a $40+ billion partnership with AT&T which has become the largest ever public private partnership (PPP) and is operating a mission critical 4G LTE network in all 50 US states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia. Prior to FirstNet, TJ led the public safety business at Raytheon Company.
Jason Karp brings more than 25 years of legal and business executive experience in the telecom, technology, media/advertising and public safety environments, having managed within large corporations, start-ups and the federal government. Jason was the Chief Counsel at FirstNet, and one of the early strategic senior leaders of the team, where he was responsible for interpreting the complex law that created FirstNet and developing and implementing the critical legal strategy and framework for successful deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network. Prior to FirstNet, Jason worked with telecommunications and technology leaders, such as Accenture and MCI, and helped lead the team at the Federal Communications Commission responsible for implementing the regulations governing local and wireless number portability.
Robert Wilson is a partner and a principal of the Public Safety Network. During his 30 years in technology and marketing, Rob spent many years in New York City working with top marketing firms including BBDO, WPP, and Ogilvy, among others. He developed technology for Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, Citibank and professional sport teams. He has many years of experience working with law enforcement, has pioneered technology for use on 192 American military bases and worked with the Department of Defense to launch the first computer crime task force. He is also the founder and CEO of Secured Communications, where he has led the company to become the global standard for secure, interoperable public safety and corporate communications.
About the Public Safety Network
The Public Safety Network is a company with unique business, strategic, legal, policy, technical, and operational expertise from the impatient builders of FirstNet who are dedicated to bringing the best technology solutions in the world to meet the current and future mission critical needs of public safety. Business focus areas include strategic advisory services, venture capital and business accelerator services, as well as public safety app development.
The Public Safety Network optimizes corporate strategy and growth opportunities through access to key resources within the public safety and telecommunications industries, a deep understanding of the FirstNet model and the emerging public safety broadband marketplace, and exposure to large-scale international public safety LTE projects.
For more information, visit: www.publicsafety.network.
